Papenburg

Papenburg
Papenburg
Town
	City hall in 2004
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Papenburg within Emsland district
	Papenburg Papenburg
	Coordinates:53°04′N07°24′E/ 53.067°N 7.400°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Emsland
Subdivisions	6 Subdivisions
Government
•Mayor(2021–26)	Vanessa Gattung(SPD)
Area
• Total	118.36 km2(45.70 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	38,556
• Density	330/km2(840/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00(CEST)
Postal codes	26871
Dialling codes	04961, 04962, 04965
Vehicle registration	EL
Website	papenburg.de

Papenburg(German:[ˈpaːpm̩bʊʁk];East Frisian Low Saxon:Papenbörg) is a city in the district ofEmsland,Lower Saxony,Germany,situated at the riverEms.It is known for its large shipyard, theMeyer-Werft,which specializes in buildingcruise liners.

Geography

Districts

Papenburg is subdivided into 6 urban districts, Papenburg-Untenende, Papenburg-Obenende, Herbrum,Tunxdorf-Nenndorf, Aschendorf and Bokel.

History

In theChronicle of the Frisians,written in the 16th century by the East-Frisian council Eggerik Benninga, the Papenburg (at that time a manor) is mentioned for the first time. In 1458, Hayo von Haren, called "von der Papenburch", confessed to be leaned with the Papenburg. The contract that was made because of this is the earliest verifiably documented mention of Papenburg.

On 2 December 1630, the district administratorDietrich von Velenpurchased the manor for 1500Reichsthalerfrom Friedrich von Schwarzenberg in order to found a settlement in the fen-surrounded region.

On 4 April 1631, BishopFerdinand von Münsterleased the then castle and manor Papenburg to Dietrich von Velen. This is considered to be the foundation of the city of Papenburg.

Matthias von Velenand his wife Margartha Anna, born von Galen, endowed the oldest church in Papenburg on 7 December 1680, dedicated toAnthony of Padua,making him itspatron saint.

From 1933 to 1945 a series of 15moorland labor, punitive and POWs-campswere active in the districts ofEmslandandBentheim.The central administration was set in Papenburg where now a memorial of these camps, theDokumentations- und Informationszentrum (DIZ) Emslandlager,is located.^[3]